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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1927

Page

2

Organ Dedication Set for Immanuel Church Chicago

Chicago society notes announce a $5,000 Wansterin organ dedication at Immanuel Lutheran Church next week. Prof. Martin Lochner of Concordia Teachers College will attend and perform. Rev. A H Seumman will speak at 10 a m on August 14, followed by Lochner’s recital.

Martin ‘Lochner Concordia ‘Teachers’ College Chicago Immanuel Lutheran Church A. H. Seumman Lochner Mr. Semman Concordia Seminary St. Louis Wansterin Organ Company Milwaukee Wis Mr. Lemman Prof

Laura Armstrong Bride Elect Gift Parties

Laura Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Armstrong, will wed Albert Swanson of Colfax in a week. She received two gift parties, a kitchen shower hosted by the Philathea class at Burton Avenue Baptist Church, and a miscellaneous shower at the home of her sister, Mrs. Howard Smith. Guests included Mabel Shissler, Leola Reddin, Helen Potter, Alpha Thornberry, Grace Batchelder, Carrie Myers, Margaret Flint, and Mrs. Ray McMullen. Light refreshments followed games and favors.

Jennie Peterson Howard Smith Laura’ Armstrong Jay’ Armstrong Dawson Street Albert Swanson Colfax Armstrong Philathea Burton Avenue Mabel Shissler Leola Reddin Helen Potter Alpha Thornberry Grace Batchelder Carrie ‘Myers Margaret Flint Ray McMullen Miss Myers Miss Flint

Eagle Sunbeams Entertained by Delores Canfield

Eagle Sunbeams met at Delores Canfield’s home in La Porte City Indiana with 15 girls in attendance. President Madeline Dwier opened the meeting, roll call named each girl’s favorite flower, Edna Willworth spoke on Traumeret, Alberta Willworth played it, Evelyn Rosaner spoke on health, Henrietta Schmitz demonstrated cutting and sewing rags for braid work, followed by social hour and luncheon. The next meeting is planned for August at the president’s home.

Courier la Porte City Eagle Sunbeams Delores Canfield Madeline Dwier Edna Willworth Traumeret Alberta Willworth Evelyn Rosaner Henrietta Schmitz

Frances Cullen to Wed D E Brennon Soon

Announced by Mrs Thomas Edward Cone Independence Ta the engagement of Frances Cullen to Daniel E Brennon son of Mr and Mrs J Le Brennon 1125 Mulberry Waterloo Ind The marriage is set for August 2 at St Johns church Independence Miss Cullen has been employed by Smith Lichty Hillman Co here.

Thomas Edward ‘Cone Independence Frances ‘Cullen Daniel E. “Brennon J le ‘Brennon Mulberry Street Waterloo oThe St John’s Church

Club Notes Reporting Luncheon and Picnic Attendees

Tuesday Luncheon club held an all day family picnic at Cedar Heights with 35 in attendance. EB club met at the home of Mrs Guy Decker with special guests Mrs L J Grantias of Cedar Falls, Mrs Watkins and Miss Dorothy Decker. Mrs Gordon Fay will be the next hostess.

Cedar Heights L. B. C. EB. Club Guy Decker Banco Lee” Watkins Dorothy Decker L. J. Grantias Cedar Falls Watkins Miss Decker Gordon Fay

Sociable events and meetings listed for tonight and tomorrow

Tonight YPGA and parish house sociable and playayersnnist at T A of O Le V A sociableb .2 Miller home card party at the Country club. Tomorrow afternoon the Iowa Registered Nurses district meeting at St Thomas Mercy Hospital Marshalltown.

YPGA Sociable Ayersnnist Parish T. A. of O. le Miller Iowa Registered Nurses District St. Thomas-Mercy Hospital Marshalltown Iowa Registered Nurses Association District 4

Mrs Smith and Alford to be honored guests at Plumb supper

Mrs Smith and Mrs Alford will be honored guests at a buffet supper this evening at the Plumb home in West Palm Beach. The event, hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Knox and Mr and Mrs H B Plumb, salutes Mrs Warren Smith of Chicago and Mrs Love Alford, whose visit has spurred a string of parties. Farewell for Mrs Smuth is expected tomorrow as guests gather to bid her goodbye. Attending couples include Edmund Miller and spouse, BE T Alford and spouse, George Garrettson and spouse, Cecil Bickley and spouse, Roy Smock and spouse, Fred Heggie and spouse, Arthur Fowler and spouse, J E O Keefe and spouse, Ben Swisher and spouse, Charles Knapp and spouse, Nel Jackson and spouse, Mrs C M Howe, Robert Gibson and Allan Head.

Robert Knox H. B. Plumb Plumb Warren Smith Chicago Love Alford West Palm Beach Smuth Edmund Miller BE. T. Alford George Garrettson Cecil ‘Bickley Roy Smock Fred Heggie Arthur Fowler J. E. O'Keefe Ben Swisher Charles Knapp

Comedy Tonight by Y P C U at Parish House

A 8:15 p m parish house comedy by the Y P C U of the Universalist church features Dr Microbe the medical crank Swift the office boy Johnson a colored gentleman and other characters with an ice cream sociable and a country store as additional entertainments. Golf tourney plans send Mrs Arch Mc Farlane and Mrs Frank Fish to Davenport and Rock Island while social events are arranged for the week. Card party rewards were announced for St Johns Sewing circle with a list of attendees and organizers. Mr and Mrs K E Innes head to Chicago for the weekend.

Halbahoola the Universalist Church Dr. Microbe Dick Shaw N Swift Charles Bodell Johnson Pauline Bodell Melba la Arch McFarlane Frank Fish Davenport D. W. Kimberly Rock Island

Women’s Home Missionary Society Hosts Home Guards Officers

Mrs Raymond Brown led a 16 member Home Guards junior missionary group at her home. Officers elected: Merna Kibler president Marian Miller vice president Margaret Miller treasurer Helen Bote secretary. Relph Myers leads. Outing marked by Waterloo Public Library staff picnic at Byrnes Park. Fressie heads Honolulu assignment children’s dept. Hikenberry to Des Moines Hallowell back from Cleveland. Picnic arranged by Flossie Martin Roy Fink Ruth Gruener.

Raymond Brown Women’s, Home Missionary Society of St. Paul's Methodist, Episcopal Church Home Guards, Junior Missionary Society Merna Kibler Marian Miller Margaret Miller Helen Bote Relph Myers Ruth Fressie Selah Eikerberry Lorraine Hallowell Waterloo, Public Library Byrnes Park Honolulu Children’s Department Public Library Hikenberry Des Moines Miss Hallowell Western Reserve University Library School Cleveland Flossie Martin Roy Fink Ruth Gruener

Hints in beauty care and body measurements

Advice urges women to measure their waists hips arms and other body parts to track weight changes. It compares ages and weights, notes fat tends to settle with age, and warns about unattractive arm fullness. It promotes healthier eating and moderation to maintain a youthful figure.

Hite Venus de Milo

S O V Camp and Auxiliary Honor Division Officers

S O V Camp and Auxiliary honored division officers at a 4 reception in K of P hall. Local leaders welcomed many Waterloo and out of town guests as the hall featured garden flowers. Several division officers spoke and musical numbers were performed by community and Maddigan school participants.

Sons of Union P Hall H. Z. Zeller Elva Wannemaker Waterloo Zella Kimbley Montezuma R. I. Snodgrass Wilma Combs Des Moines A. L. Briar Mason City Foster Willey Margaret Horan A. C. Holley City

Wedding Plans Tie Belle Wise and Cleora Dietrick

Mrs Belle Wise and Miss Christy attend a seaside wedding at Hanlon town Iowa with niece Cleora Dietrick to Albert O Qualley Decorah. After the ceremony guests will travel to Mason City for a wedding breakfast then motor west returning Sept 1 to Dunbar Texas where both will teach in the coming year.

Mrs. Belle Wise Miss Christy Belle D. Wise Independence Avenue Mary Christy Hanlontown Iowa Cleora Dietrick Albert. O. Qualley Decorah Mason City Dunbar Tfa

Airplane seized in separate maintenance suit in Waterloo

Lela Bailey sues Loren Bailey for alimony and separation in Waterloo. An airplane was levied under a $500 attachment by Judge George W. Wood as part of the case, claimed to show cruel treatment and desertion since their marriage on December 24, 1920.

Waterloo Black Hawk County Lela Bailey Loren Bailey George W. Wood Bailey

Musical Program at Pat's Pond Tonight Features Local Singer

William Black will perform several vocal selections at Pat's Pond playground this evening in a musical program. He is set to sing Just A Cottage Near a Waterfall and will be accompanied by Don Dilley. The Waterloo Jazz Pirates orchestra will also perform. Last evening over 600 attended the Pat's Pond and Lawndale major baseball clubs 13 to 13 tie, with horseshoes on the program.

William Black Pat's Pond Don Dilley Waterloo Jazz Pirates Lawndale

Boone Couple Wed at Charles City

Miss Hazel Fern Robertson and Fred A. Carlson, both of Boone, were married Thursday at 3 p m at the Christian parsonage in Charles City by Rev. G A Fess. They will reside on a Boone area farm. Also news reaches here of Ruth Sanders and John Crasby’s marriage at Mt Carm el in Washington DC last Wednesday. The couple, with the bridegrooms sister, will drive to Charles City for a visit with the Sanders family. All involved are government employees.

Courier Special Service Charles City Hazel Fern Robertson Fred A. Carlson Boone Christian Parsonage G. A. Fess Ruth Sanders W. O. Sanders John Crasby Mt. Carmel Washington, D. C Government

Estate to Wife in Waterloo Man's Will

The entire estate of G. W. Bunn of Waterloo, who died at Little Rock on July 5, was bequeathed to his wife Lucy J. Bunn. The will was filed for probate today in the district court clerk’s office. Mrs. Bunn is named executrix without bond.

G. W. Bunn Waterloo Little Rock Ark Lucy J. Bunn J. W. Thompson

City in Brief: Waterloo News and Society Circulation

A dense list of Waterloo area social notes includes Dr. F H Entz and wife returning to Iowa City from relatives, visits by Mrs. Dorthea Nelling to Cedar Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs. C W Biddulph entertaining guests from Marion Ind. Other items record pastors confirming services, vandals report, travelers to Chicago, and locals headed to other cities for business, education, and leisure.

Iowa City Wellington Street Cedar Rapids

Waterloo District Social Round and Court Action

Mrs Lydia Puterbaugh plans a visit to relatives in California while Richard Cass son of C D Cass returns home from the Naval Academy on a month furlough after a transit from the west coast via the Panama Canal. C Roy Lanning of Pasadena and E Gail Lanning of Alhambra visit their parents on Wellington street west at their time of father Paul F Lanning’s illness. Municipal court defers preliminary trial of James Bostie for the murder of Louise Hopkins due to county attorney absence. Bostie slated for hearing. Albert Scholin and family return from Chautauqua Lake where he studied with professors from Syracuse and Boston University. Roberta Worley accompanies them.

Richard Cass C. D. Cass United States Naval Academy Waterloo Panama Canal C. Roy Lanning Pasadena E. Gail Lanning Alhambra Cal Paul F. Lanning Wellington Street West James Bostie Louise Hopkins F. W. Edwards Albert Scholn Th Allied Arts Conservatory “of Music Chautauqua Lake Howard ,Lyman Syracuse University H. Augustine Schmidt Boston University Roberta Worley Scholin Scholins

Hospital Patients in Cedar Falls and Waterloo

Gresham Iowa July 30 Special Mrs W F Herman underwent an operation Tuesday in a Cedar Falls hospital. Mrs Walter Sorenson has been a patient at St Francis hospital Waterloo for the last two weeks.

Gresham W. F. Herman Cedar Falls Hospital Walter Sorenson St. Francis Hospital Waterloo

Ku Klux Klan Holds Day At Amusement Park Picnic

Members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered at Elec tric Park for their annual picnic. The event featured a half holiday for many, with some attendees staying for a picnic supper. Senator Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama was billed to speak from the boxing platform, with park theatre ready for bad weather.

Ku Klix Klan Electric Park Thomas J. Heflin Alabama Park

Desert Lizard Is New Gourmet Dish

Paris gourmets hold a yearly dinner showcasing strange fare with 160 guests claiming the desert bed dish is delicious. The meal features exotic items from ancient soup to orchid tea, including lizard, porcupine, Corsican sheep, violet anlad, and African fruits as part of a bold tasting menu.

Paris

Dandelion Growth Leads to Four Blesrants in Tr a Tram

A garbled note reports four Blesrants associated with a dandelion, mentioning a height around twenty and mutty feeb in an eroteh of a tier, details unclear due to OCR.

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